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skype 4.1, no video

Posted: 21 November 2012, 13:13
by promeneur
please keep in the repos skype 4.0 because with skype 4.1 video does not works. there is no image from webcam.

with mandriva 2010.2 i586

if i switch from 4.0 (frm rosa repo) to skype (dynamic) from skype
then
when i test in skype option the video then there is a black screen

if i revert to 4.0 then video works well

Re: [alert] skype 4.1, no video

Posted: 21 November 2012, 14:36
by promeneur
this is the dynamic version of skype that is not compliant with mandriva 2010.2
then
let's wait the 4.1 from mib or rosa

Re: skype 4.1, no video

Posted: 21 November 2012, 16:07
by azioga
the dynamic version on my 2010.2 works fine.

kernel 3.2.28-nrj-desktop-pae-1mib

webcam Logitech HD Webcam C270

driver uvcvideo


ciao

Re: skype 4.1, no video

Posted: 21 November 2012, 16:33
by promeneur
i have a logitech quickcam express with gspca driver

Re: skype 4.1, no video

Posted: 21 November 2012, 16:45
by azioga
ok. so the alert is probably only for gspca driver.

ciao

Re: skype 4.1, no video

Posted: 21 November 2012, 17:04
by promeneur
mageia 3 alpha 3 x86_64

skype 4.1+ gspca : video works well !

Re: skype 4.1, no video

Posted: 21 November 2012, 17:07
by promeneur
how do you install skype 4.1 ?

i have just copied the folder in ~/bin/

Re: skype 4.1, no video

Posted: 21 November 2012, 17:09
by azioga
me too

Re: skype 4.1, no video

Posted: 21 November 2012, 17:21
by azioga
mageia get_skype is a meta package that download skype for linux from "http://download.skype.com/linux/skype-4.1.0.20.tar.bz2"

you can try this package, but i think the problem depend from something else(kernel, module,..)

Re: skype 4.1, no video

Posted: 21 November 2012, 17:34
by promeneur
if i use

LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4l/v4l2convert.so ~/bin/skype-4.1.0.20/skype

then videoa works well.

it's strange skype 4.0 works well without LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4l/v4l2convert.so

Re: skype 4.1, no video

Posted: 21 November 2012, 17:43
by azioga
in skype 4.0 mga3

# more /usr/bin/skype
#!/bin/bash
LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4l/v4l2convert.so /usr/share/skype/skype



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